Combined condenser and dashboard for automobiles.



No. 664.373. Patented Dec. 25,1900.

g L. F. N. BALDWIN. COMBINED CONDENSER AND DASHBOARD FOR AUTOMOBILES.

(Application fild May 3, 1900.

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' LEON r. N. BALDWIN, or PROVIDENCE, RHODE IsLAND.

COMBINED CONDENSER AND DASHBOARD FOR AUTOMOBILES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 664.373, dated December25, 1900.

Application filed May 3, 1900. Serial No. 15,344. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEON F. N. BALDWIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Providence,in the cou nty of Providence and State ofRhodeIsl-and, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in aCombined Steam- Condenser and Dashboard for Automobile Vehicles, ofwhich the following is a specifi- "cation, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawings.

Like letters indicate like parts.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved combined steam-condenserand dashboard for automobile vehicles. same, partly in side elevationand partly in section, on line a: m of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view of thesame as seen on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a View, one-half inelevation and one-half in central longitudinal section, of the pipe forexhaust-steam and the perforated boss thereon for the insertion of thecross-pipes.

My invention is a device for the condensation of exhaust-steam from thecylinder of a steam=engine and is adapted-for use in automobile vehiclesand constitutes a dashboard therefor.

Said invention consists of the novel construction and combination of theseveral elements hereinafter described, and specifically set forth inthe claims. I

In the drawings, A A represent the frame of a dashboard, and B B thehand-rails on the sides thereof.

0 is the floor, and D the sill, of the vehicle, upon which the frame Aismounted and fastened, as shown in Fig. 1 or in any suitable manner.

Upon the sides of the frame A of the dashboard are properly mounted twovertical steam-pipes E E, whose upper ends are closed, as seen at e inFig. 4.. The pipes E E are cast with an integral longitudinal boss Fthereon. Through the boss F are two rows of circular or tubular openingsF.

Crosspipes G extend from the tubular openings F, respectively, of theboss F of the pipe E to the correspondiugly-located openings F of theboss of the pipe E, and all said crosspipes Gat their ends open intosaid pipesE E. These cross-pipes G are placed close to each other in thearrangement illustrated in Fig. 3.

A deflecting-plate H, properly shaped and Fig. 2 is a view of thecurved, is supported at the top and bottom, as shown in Fig. 2, andisseparated a short space from the pipes G on the inner side of thedashboard, and h, as indicated bydotted lines in Fig. 2, denotes an openspace in the floor C of the vehicle between the dashboard and deflectorH. At the lower ends of the vertical pipes E E are connecting-pipes extending from them to the cylinder or tank, as

the case may be.

The exhaust-steam from the cylinderof the steam-engine passes into thevertical steampipe E throughout the entire length thereof. As thecross-pipes Gall open from said steampipe E, the steam passes from saidpipe E through all of said cross-pipes G at the same time into thesteam-pipe E and out of the steam-pipe E to the water-tank. (Not shown.)In this manner the steam from the pipe E is greatly diffused in thecross-pipes G and is there condensed, because of the great extent of theexterior surfaces of said pipes G, which surfaces are always exposed tothe external air. These cross-pipes G, lying close together and one rowbehind the other, constitute the body portion of the dashboard, and asthe vehicle moves forward, especially if moving rapidly, a large volumeof cold air comes in contact with .said pipes. The air-currents,however, pass between the pipes G and, coming in contact with the innersurface of the deflector H, are diverted downward and pass out throughthe opening it in the floor of the vehicle, as shown in Fig. 2. Thepurpose of this deflector H is to protect the occupant of the vehiclefrom these air-currents, as also to protect him from coming into contactwith said steampipes when heated by the passing of steam through them.The water resulting from the condensation of steam in the pipes G flowsdown through the pipe E to the watertank.

It is obvious that instead of using this apparatus for the condensationof steam it may be used as a hot-water cooler; but such use would bewithin the scope of my invention.

I claim as a novel and useful invention and desire to secure by LettersPatent- 1. In an automobile vehicle, the combination of adashboard-frame, a vertical pipe mounted on saidframe and having aclosed upper end and adapted to receive exhauststeam from areceptaelecontaining the same, a vertical pipe, having a closed upper end, andadapted to discharge from its lower end, and mounted on said frameparallel with the first-named pipe, and a series of parallel crosspipesextending from one of said verticalpipes to the other and opening intoboth said pipes, said parallel cross-pipes constituting the body portionof the dashboard within said frame, substantially as shown.

2. In an automobilevehicle, the combination of a dashboard -frame, avertical pipe allel cross-pipes extending from the tubular openings ofthelongitudinal boss of one of said vertical pipes to thecorrespondingly-located tubular openings of the boss of the other ofsaid vertical pipes, said parallel cross- .pipes constituting the bodyportion of the dashboard Within said frame, substantially as described.

' 3. In an automobile vehiclehaving a floor and sills, the combinationof a dashboardframe mounted thereon,a vertical pipe 1nounted on saidframe and adapted to receive exhaust-steam from a receptacle containingthe same, said pipe having a closed upper end and a longitudinal bossthrough which are tubular openings arranged in rows, a second verticalpipe having a closed upper end and a like perforated longitudinal bossand mounted on said frame parallel with the first-named pipe, a seriesof parallel cross-pipes extending from the tubular openings of thelongitudinal boss of one of said vertical pipes to thecorrespondiugly-located tubular openings of the boss of the other ofsaid vertical'pipes, said parallel cross-pipes constituting the bodyportion of the dashboard within said frame, and a deflector-plateproperly mounted and supported a slight distance from said pipes andadapted and arranged to direct the aircurrents passing between saidcross-pipes downward through-an opening in the floor, substantially asspecified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence ofntwo witnesses.

LEON F. N. BALDWIN.

Witnesses:

CHESTER I. CAMPBELL, WM. S. YARD.

